Installation for drain plugs and drain plug elevating members



June 16, 1936. H, J M RPHY INSTALLATION FOR DRAIN PLUGS AND DRAIN PLUG ELEVATING MEMBERS Y Filed March 22, 1935 Ina/e 311250;.- ff w y 9 M14 may.

Patented June 16, 1936 INSTALLATION FOR DRAIN PLUGS AND DRAIN PLUG ELEVATENG MENIBERS Howard J. Murphy, Greenwood, Mass, assignor to United-Carr Fastener Corporation, Cambridge, Massi, a corporation of'ldassachusetts Application March 22, 1935, Serial No. 12,34?

My invention to provide an installation for a drain plug and a drain plug elevating;

member.

It is well. known that many sinks; and like structures have a plug or stopper inserted in the drain o o Si i re e t anv ate whi h, may be in the basin from; flowing out the; drain hole. In; many cases it is necessary, because of the lack of any other means, to reach down into; the water of the basin; and-grasp the stopper itself in order to remove it from the drain hole. In other cases there may be a means for pulling the stopper from the drain hole without reaching into the water, but no means provided for preventing the stopper from falling back into the hole after having been withdrawn, and either totally or partially ol' si'ructing the flow of water from the basin.

The purpose of my invention isto provide a simple and inexpensive spring drain stopper elevating device which may be quickly attached to a basin or other structure, and which may be easily operated from a position above the water in the basin. This; device will serve, when in one back into the drain hole, when in another position, will allow the stopper to be inserted in the hole.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is 39 disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in

which:--

Figure l is a plan view of my drain stopper elevating member with a sink and drain plug shown in cross-section. The dotted lines represent the position of the elevating member and stopper when the drain hole is open;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my drain stopper elevating member;

Fig. 3 is a side plan view of my drain stopper elevating member in closing position;

Fig. 4 is a section of my elevating member in closing position;

Fig. 5 is a section of my elevating member in open position; and

Fig. 6 is asection of my elevating member taken along the line 6 of Fig. 3.

In the drawing, which represents a preferred embodiment, I have shown in Fig. 1 a basin or 56 like structure l having a drain hole 2 and a drain hole plug or stopper 3. As a, means for raising the stopper 3 from the drain hole 2, I have provided an elevating member, which, in Fig. l, I have shown attached to the basin I, but which 55 may be attached to any convenient support. The

- position, to prevent the stopper from falling elevating member is connected to the drain hole stopper by the chain 3..

The elevating member, as shown in Figs. 2

throughb, has a U-shaped base portion made of one piece of sheet metal having a bottom wall 5 5; and two upstanding spaced side walls and l. A threaded bolt fl is secured to the bottom wall. 5. and extends downward from the bottom wall as a means of attaching the elevator member to a supporting structure. A nut 9 is provided for 10 this at aching purpose. A portionofthe bottom wall 5 is pressed upward and a hook-receiving aperture ii] is formed in that portion. The side walls 5 and i are connected by a pivot pin it which extends through the outside of the side 15 walls in order to provide a means whereby an extending arm l2 may be hinged to the side walls of the base portion.

The extending arm i2 is preferably made of sheet metal, and I have shown it in my drawing 2 0 s a hollowed four-sided figure. Two of its sides l3 and i i are provided with indented portions l5 and it. for the purpose of hinging the arm to the pivot pin H, as shown in; Fig. 6. This hinging of 'heextending arm to the base portion may be done also by inserting the ends of the pivot pin l l through apertured sockets in the sides l3 and i l. The ends of the pivot pin may then be headed over and a good hinging device will be provided.

The bottom side it of the arm member I2 is cut away at its end toward the base portion in order that it may move freely in relation to the base portion. A portion of the free edges of the side Walls 5 and l are curved, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in order that the top side [8 of the arm member l2 may swing freely over the free edges of the side walls 6 and I.

In order that the arm member may have a toggle action, I have provided a spring member E9, which is attached at one end to the base socket in by means of the hook it, and at its other end to the hook member of the hook and eye member 2|. The member 2| is attached to the outer end of the arm l2, as shown in Fig. 4, and its eye member is used to connect the chain 4 to the elevating member, as shown in Fig. 1.

When the arm member !2 is in a horizontal position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the line of the spring member l9 will lie below the pivot pin l l in the base portion. This position of the arm member will allow the stopper 3 to be inserted in the drain hole 2. By raising the arm member slightly, the line of the spring l9 will pass above the pivot pin H, thereby causing a toggle action to take place, and the arm member will spring to a vertical position as shown in Fig. 5, and by the dotted line in Fig. 1. When the arm member is in this vertical position, the stopper 3 will be drawn away from the hole and it will take a position similar to that of the stopper 3', represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. To reinsert the stopper in the drain hole, the arm member is pushed down until the toggle action again causes it to take the horizontal position of Fig. 3.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereby, because the scope of my invention is best defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. An installation for a drain plug holder comprising, in combination, a sink having a drain hole, a drain stopper to fit said drain hole, a toggle-operated drain stopper elevating member mounted in operating position relative to said drain hole, and means connectingsaid elevating member to said drain stopper.

2. An installation for a drain plug holder comprising, in combination, a, sink having a drain hole, a drain stopper to fit said drain hole, a

drain stopper elevating member mounted on said sink in position relative to said drain hole, and said elevating member having an extended sheet metal arm member, said arm being movable to permit the closing of the drain hole by the stopper while in one position, and to maintain said stopper from closing position when in the other position, means connecting said elevating member to said drain stopper.

3. An installation for a drain plug hoider comprising, in combination, a sink having a drain hole, a drain stopper to fit said drain hole, a drain stopper elevating member mounted on said sink, said elevating member having a toggle-operated movable arm to permit the closing of the drain hole by the stopper while in one position, and to maintain said stopper from closing position when in the other position, and means connecting said arm with said drain stopper.

4. A drain stopper elevating member comprising a base portion, a means for attaching said base portion to a supporting structure, an arm member pivotally attached to said base portion and extending outwardly therefrom, and a spring means whereby said arm may be movable in relation to a drain hole.

5. A drain stopper elevating member comprising a U-shaped base portion made of sheet metal, a means for attaching said base portion to a supporting structure, a hook-receiving socket pressed from the bottom side of said base portion, a pivot pin joining two side walls of said base portion and extending outwardly therefrom, and a toggle spring connected at one end to said base socket and at the other end to a movable extending arm, said extending arm designed to swing upon the pivot pin extending from the side walls of said base portion.

6. A drain stopper elevating member comprising a U-shaped base portion made of sheet metal having a bottom wall and two upstanding spaced side walls, a threaded member attached to said bottom wall and extending downwardly therefrom for attachment to a supporting structure, a socket pressed from said bottom wall, said side walls being joined by a pivot pin, said pivot pin extending through said side walls on both ends, and a portion of said side walls free edges being cut down to permit an extending toggle-operated arm member to swing over said base portion.

7. A drain stopper elevating member comprising a base portion made of sheet metal having a bottom wall with means for attachment to a supporting structure, a socket pressed from said bottom wall and two upstanding side walls connected by a pivot pin, said pivot pin extending through said side walls on both ends thereof, a hollow extending arm member made of sheet metal, said arm member having two surfaces designed to swing on said side wall pivot pin, a hook and eye member fastened to said extending arm member at its outer end, and a spring member fastened at one end to said base socket and at its other end to said hook and eye member, said spring member providing a toggle action to said arm member.

HOWARD J. MURPHY. 

